Long COVID after 15 years on disability, somewhat better after COVID vaccination
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I was lucky that the vaccines helped DECREASE my LC symptoms
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Still have problems but its more "doable" now ... sometimes.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I was lucky that the vaccines helped DECREASE my LC symptoms.
Summary
An immunocompromised former army nurse with long COVID said COVID vaccination reduced some but not all of their symptoms. They had been on disability for 15 years and had finally come off it, saying their problems were more "doable" now, though only sometimes. They also described a social security demand to repay three years of payments and periods of homelessness.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- vaccines · Helped
I was lucky that the vaccines helped DECREASE my LC symptoms. It helped with some but not all.
In context ↗
Approaches: Vaccination
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID while immunocompromisedI'm immunocompromised myselfIn context ↗ | |
| — | COVID vaccination eased some long-COVID symptomsI was lucky that the vaccines helped DECREASE my LC symptoms. It helped with some but not all.In context ↗ | COVID vaccination as treatment |
| 2024-10-20 | came off disability after 15 years; problems still present but more doable sometimesStill have problems but its more "doable" now ... sometimes.In context ↗ |
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